Syllabus and Blueprint for Half-Yearly Examination

Session: 2022-23
Class: XI
Subject Syllabus Blue Print
Literature: 40 Marks
1. Hornbill:
• The Portrait of a Lady (Prose)
• “We’re Not Afraid to Die… if we can be together
• A Photograph (Poem)
• The Laburnum Top (Poem)

2. Snapshots:
• The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse (Prose)
• The Address (Prose)
• Mother’s Day (Play
i. One Poetry extract out of two from the book Hornbill 3x1=3 (MCQ)
ii. One Prose extract out of two from the book Hornbill 3x1=3 (MCQ)
iii. One prose extract out of two from the book Snapshots
4x1=4
iv. Four Short answer type questions (Two from Prose and
Two from Poetry from the book Hornbill), to be
answered in 40-50 words. 3x4=12
3x2=6
v. Two Short answer type questions, from the book
Snapshots, to be answered in 40- 50 words.
6x1=6
vi. One Long answer type question, from
English Prose/PoetryHornbill, to be answered in 120-150
words.
6x1=6
vii. One Long answer type question, based on the chapters
from the book Snapshotsto be answered in 120-150
words Any 1 out of 2 questions to be done.
Reading:
I. One unseen passage to assess comprehension, interpretation,
inference and vocabulary.
II. One unseen case-based passage with verbal/visual inputs like 10 (MCQ)+10=20
statistical data, charts etc.
Writing:
ii. Poster
(Format : 1/Content : 1 / Expression : 1) 3+3+5 =11
iii. Classified Advertisement
(Format :1/Content :1/ Expression :1)
iii. Speech Writing in 120-150 words (Format:1 Content:2
Expression:2)
Grammar: 5+4=9
i. Questions on Gap filling (Tenses, Clauses) 5
ii. Questions on sentence re-ordering 4
1. Introduction to Accounting 1x15=15
2. Theory Base of Accounting 3x3=9
3. Recording of Transactions I 4x4=16
Accountancy
6x4=24
4. Recording of Transactions II
8x2=16
Total= 80
 Ch 1) Sets MCQ:
Ch-2) Relations and Functions 1markx16=16marks
Ch-3) Trigonometric Functions Descriptive:
2 Marks x 8 = 16 Marks
Ch-5) Complex Numbers and quadratic equations
Mathematics 3 Marks x8=24 Marks
Ch-6) Linear Inequalities 4Marksx6=24Ma
Ch-7) Permutations and Combinations (30% questions will be
Ch-12) Introduction to Three Dimensional Geometry CBQ)

Unit I) Numbers & Quantification and Numerical MCQ:

Applications 1markx16=16marks
Descriptive:
Unit II) Algebra(Sets, Relations, Sequences and Series) 2 Marks x 8 = 16 Marks
Applied 3 Marks x8=24 Marks
Mathematics Unit III) Mathematical Reasoning 4Marksx6=24Marks
(30% questions will be
CBQ)

Ch1: Business, Trade and Commerce MCQ:1markx16=16mar

Ch2: Forms of Business Organisation ks
Ch4: Business Services Descriptive:
3 Marks x 5 = 15 Marks
Business Ch5: Emerging Modes of Business
4 Marks x4=16 Marks
Studies Ch6: Social Responsibility of Business and Business 5Marksx3=15Marks
Ethics 6 Marks x 3 = 18 Marks
Ch7: Formation of Company
Total=80marks

Part A: Statisticsfor Economics M.M.: 80 Marks

MCQ:
Chapter 1- Introduction 1 mark X 20 = 20
Chapter 2- Collection of Data marks
Chapter 3- Organisation of Data (Including CBQ
Questions)
Part B: Microeconomics Descriptive:
Economics
2 marks X 6 = 12 marks
Unit 1 - Introduction 3 marks X 4 = 12 marks
Unit 2- Consumers Equilibrium and Demand 4 marks X 4 = 16 marks
- Cardinal Utility Approach 5 marks X 4 = 20 marks
- Ordinal Utility Approach Total = 60 marks
(Competency Based
Questions - 30%
Questions as a whole)
 TOTAL Marks = 70
Unit 1: Entrepreneurship : Concept and Functions Time Allowed: 3 Hrs
MCQ :
Unit 2 : An Entrepreneur 1 Marks x 14Questions
= 14 Marks
Unit 3: Entrepreneurial Journey 2 Marks x 5Questions
= 10 Marks
Entrepreneur 3Marks x 4 Questions
ship = 12Marks
4Marks x 4Questions
= 16 Marks
6 Marks x 3 Questions
= 18 Marks
MCQ :14 Marks
DESCRIPTIVE :
56 Marks
MCQ: 1x16= 16m
Chapter No.2: Writing and City Life CBQ: 1x25= 25m
SA: 3x7= 21 m
Chapter No.3: An Empire Across Three Continents LA: 6x3= 18 m
Total: 80 marks
Chapter No 5 : Nomadic Empires *(CBQ will comprise of
History
Very Short Answer
question, Assertion
Reasoning question,
Passage Based
Question, Map Work
etc.)

Chapter 1- Constitution: Why and How? MCQ: 16 questions of 1

mark each
Chapter 2- Rights in the Indian Constitution
DESCRIPTIVE: 64
marks
 6 questions of 2
Political marks each
Science  6 questions of 4
marks each
 2 questions of 5
marks each
 3 questions of 6
marks each

1 mark x 20 questions =
Book 1 – Introducing Sociology 20 marks
2 marks x 8 questions =
Chapter – 1: - Sociology and Society 16 marks
Chapter – 2: - Terms, Concepts and their use in Sociology 4 marks x 8 questions =
Sociology 32 marks
6 marks x 2 questions =
12 marks
Total questions = 38
questions
Total marks = 80 marks
 Blue Print
Chapter 5 – Morphology of Flowering Plants Competency Based
Questions
Chapter 6 – Anatomy of Flowering Plants
 MCQ/ 1 word
Chapter 7 – Structural organization in Animals ( Frog) answers – 15
Chapter 8 – Cell: Unit of Life marks
 Source / Case
Chapter 9 – Biomolecules
based Questions
Chapter 10 – Cell Cycle and Cell Division  ( 2 questions
Chapter 17 – Breathing and exchange of gases with 3 sub
questions each)-
1X6 = 6
Biology  Short answer
questions ( 2
marks ) – 2 X 8
= 16
 Short answer
questions
 ( 3 marks ) - 3
X 6 = 18
 Long answer
questions
 ( 5 marks ) 5 X
3 = 15
1. Units and Measurements MCQ:
1 x 14 = 14
2. Motion in a straight line
Descriptive:
3. Motion in a plane 1 x 6 = 06
2 x 8 = 16
4. Laws of motion and Friction
Physics 3 x 5 = 15
4 x 1 = 04
5 x 3 = 15

Total 70 marks

1. Basic Concepts of Chemistry Section A:

MCQ / OBJECTIVE
2. Structure of Atom
TYPE : 22 marks
3. Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties Section B:
Descriptive: 48 marks
9 ques x 2 marks = 18
marks
5 ques x 3 marks = 15
marks
Chemistry 3 ques x 5 marks = 15
marks:
TOTAL = 70 marks
 MCQ: 17
Descriptive: 53
Total: 70
Chapter 1: What is Psychology?
There will be 30
Chapter 2: Methods of enquiry in psychology. questions in the paper.
 Section- A has 17
Learning Checks
carrying one mark
each. You are
required to answer
them as directed.
 Section B will have
6 questions, from
Question No. 18 to
23 carrying 2
marks each.
Answer to these
questions should
not exceed 30
words.
 Section C will have
3 questions, from
Question No. 24 to
Psychology 26, carrying 3
marks each.
Answer to these
questions should
not exceed 60
words.
 Section D will
have 5 questions,
from Question No.
27 to 31, carrying 4
marks each.
Answer to these
questions should
not exceed 100
words.
 Section E will have
2 questions, from
Question No. 32 to
33, carrying 6
marks each.
Answer to
thesequestions
should not exceed
200 words.
Unit I- Changing Trends & Career in Physical Education Total Marks-70
Multiple choice
Unit II- Olympism
questions-14x1marks
Unit III- Yoga Short answer Question
Physical
I- 6x2 Marks
Education Unit IV- Physical Education & Sports for CWSN
Short answer Question
(Children with Special Needs - Divyang) II- 8x3 Marks
Long answer Question
Unit V- Physical Fitness, Health and Wellness
III- 4x5 Marks
 (30% of weightage (28
marks) will be
Competency based
questions.
MCQ- 1x 14=14 marks
TEXTBOOK A DESCRIPTIVE
QUESTIONS
 Geography as a Discipline i) Short answer
Geography as an integrating discipline, as a questions- 3x6=18.
ii)Long answer
science of spatial attributes questions- 4x5=20.
Branches of Geography: Physical Geography CBQ’s:
i) Source Based
and Human Geography questions- 2x3= 6
 The Earth marks.
ii) Graph/Diagram
Origin and evolution of the earth Based questions- 1x3=3
Interior of the earth Earthquakes and volcanoes: iii) Data Based
Geography questions- 1x3=3
causes, types and effects iv) Map Work on
Distribution of oceans and continents : identification of
features on
Wegener's continental drift theory and plate the outline
Tectonics. Physical/Political map
of World- 3 marks.
Map work on locating
TEXTBOOK B and labeling of features
on outline map of India-
India: Location, space relations, India's place in the world. 3 marks
Physiography
Structure and Relief; Physiographic Divisions

Unit 2: Introduction to Python MCQ: 1 Mark × 14

Questions = 14
Basics of Python programming, Python interpreter - (out of 14,
interactive and script mode, the structure of a program, 8 questions will be
indentation, identifiers, keywords, constants, variables, CBQ,6 direct questions)
types of operators, precedence of operators, data types,
mutable and immutable data types, statements, expressions, DESCRIPTIVE (40
evaluation and comments, input and output statements, data Marks):
type conversion. 2 Marks × 9 Questions
= 18
Informatics Control Statements: if-else, for loop 2 Marks x
Practices 10Questions=20(CBQ)
Lists: list operations - creating, initializing, traversing and 3 Marks × 6 Questions
manipulating lists, list methods and built-in functions. = 18
Unit 4: Introduction to the Emerging Trends TOTAL: 14 + 56 = 70
Marks
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Natural
Language Processing, Immersive experience (AR, VR),
Robotics, Big data and its characteristics, Internet of Things
(IoT), Sensors, Smart cities, Cloud Computing and Cloud
Services (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS); Grid Computing, Block chain
technology.